Iceland News MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that fetches the latest news from Icelandic news sources via RSS feeds.

Features

• Fetch news from 6 Icelandic news sources
• 60+ different news feeds across categories
• Support for Icelandic, English, and Polish language feeds
• Configurable number of articles (1-50)
• Built-in tool to list all available feeds

Supported Sources

RÚV (Ríkisútvarpið - Icelandic National Broadcasting Service)

Morgunblaðið (mbl.is)

Main News

Sports

Business & Industry

Culture & Lifestyle

Smartland (Lifestyle)

Morgunblaðið Newspaper

Other

Heimildin

Mannlíf

Landsbankinn

Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)

University-wide

School of Social Sciences

School of Health Sciences

School of Humanities

School of Education

School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• npm

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/olibuijr/iceland-news-mcp.git
cd iceland-news-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code configuration file ~/.claude/claude_code_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart Claude Code or run /mcp to refresh MCP servers.

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart Claude Desktop.

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP configuration file ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart Cursor or use the command palette to reload MCP servers.

VS Code with Continue Extension

Add to your Continue configuration file ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "iceland-news",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  ]
}

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP configuration file ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to your Zed settings file ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": {
        "path": "node",
        "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant to fetch Icelandic news:

• "Get the latest news from Iceland"
• "Show me sports news from Morgunblaðið"
• "What's the latest international news from RÚV?"
• "Fetch 5 articles from the MBL English feed"
• "List all available feeds"
• "Get news from the University of Iceland"

Tool: get_news

Fetch news articles from a specific source and feed.

Parameters:

Example:

{
  "name": "get_news",
  "arguments": {
    "source": "mbl",
    "feed": "sport",
    "limit": 5
  }
}

Tool: list_feeds

List all available feeds for one or all sources.

Parameters:

Example:

{
  "name": "list_feeds",
  "arguments": {
    "source": "hi"
  }
}

Development

Project Structure

iceland-news-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts      # Main MCP server source
├── dist/
│   └── index.js      # Compiled JavaScript
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Scripts

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run the server (for testing)
npm start

Testing

You can test the server manually by sending JSON-RPC messages:

# Test fetching news
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}}}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_news","arguments":{"source":"mbl","feed":"sport","limit":3}}}' | node dist/index.js

# Test listing feeds
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}}}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_feeds","arguments":{"source":"all"}}}' | node dist/index.js

Author

Ólafur Búi Ólafsson Email: olibuijr@olibuijr.com GitHub: @olibuijr

Changelog

v1.2.0 (2025-12-03)

Breaking Changes:

• Removed ElevenLabs Conversational AI integration
• Replaced with Google Gemini Live API for lower latency

New Features:

• Gemini Live API: Direct WebSocket streaming for minimal latency voice responses
• Hybrid STT: Whisper for accurate Icelandic transcription, Gemini for fast response
• VAD Auto-Stop: Automatically ends recording after 1.5s of silence
• Audio Level Visualization: Real-time input level display while recording
• Search News: New search_news tool for keyword search across all sources
• More Sources: Added Vísir, DV, Stundin, Fréttablaðið, Kjarninn, Iceland Review, Grapevine, Veðurstofa (14 total)

Technical:

• AudioWorklet for efficient real-time audio processing
• Parallel Whisper transcription for accurate text display
• Removed @elevenlabs/client and @elevenlabs/react dependencies
• Simplified UI without ElevenLabs settings panel

v1.1.0 (2025-12-03)

New Features:

• Web UI: Added SvelteKit web interface for real-time voice conversation
• Voice Assistant: Integrated Gemini Live API for native audio responses
• Icelandic Speech Recognition: Added Whisper STT service with fine-tuned Icelandic model (language-and-voice-lab/whisper-large-icelandic-62640-steps-967h)
• Function Calling: Gemini can now fetch news using MCP tools (get_all_news, get_news_by_source, get_news_by_category)
• Voice Activity Detection (VAD): Auto-transcription when user stops speaking
• Auto-Headlines: App automatically reads 10 latest headlines on startup
• Multiple Voices: Choose from 5 different voices (Puck, Charon, Kore, Fenrir, Aoede)

Technical:

• News API endpoint for RSS feed aggregation
• Whisper service runs on CUDA (RTX 3080) for fast inference
• SvelteKit proxy for Whisper service requests
• Professional Icelandic news reporter persona

v1.0.0 (2025-12-03)

Initial Release:

• MCP server with 2 tools: get_news and list_feeds
• Support for 6 Icelandic news sources
• 60+ RSS feeds across categories
• Multi-language support (Icelandic, English, Polish)

License

ISC

Credits

• News content provided by:
  • RÚV (Ríkisútvarpið - Icelandic National Broadcasting Service)
  • Morgunblaðið (mbl.is)
  • Heimildin
  • Mannlíf
  • Landsbankinn
  • Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)
• Built with the Model Context Protocol SDK